Republicans in the Senate were determined to a write a tax plan that, unlike the House’s proposal, would be less of a handout to some of the wealthiest Americans. Unfortunately, it seems the new plan still benefits them significantly. Both bills center around a huge corporate tax cut that Republicans hope will allow freed-up cash […]
It’s Phil Krauss’ first time protesting on Capitol Hill. He’s an advocate who kicked heroin three years ago when he was 32 years old. He’s new to organizing but he’s surrounded by veterans, many who were just at the Russell Senate Office Building two months ago trying to save the Affordable Care Act (ACA). About […]
In the wake of sexual misconduct allegations against former Alabama chief justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore, right-wing news outlet Breitbart is pulling all the stops in an effort to discredit Moore’s accusers. According to a report by Axios, Breitbart executive chairman Steve Bannon — previously President Trump’s chief strategist — has sent two […]
In the wake of sexual misconduct allegations against former Alabama chief justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore, right-wing news outlet Breitbart is pulling all the stops in an effort to discredit Moore’s accusers. According to a report by Axios, Breitbart executive chairman Steve Bannon — previously President Trump’s chief strategist — has sent two […]
Berklee College of Music students on Monday protested what they believed to be the university’s insufficient response to a Boston Globe report on sexual misconduct from faculty members. Students say they want more transparency from the college on these cases, as well as expulsion for students and firing of professors found responsible for sexual misconduct. […]
In a bizarre turnaround, Saad al-Hariri, who resigned from his position as Lebanon’s prime minister on Saudi television just over a week ago, gave an interview Sunday saying he’s considering going back to Lebanon and resuming his post, provided the government reaches “a final settlement with Hezbollah” on regional conflicts. “We are in the eye […]
Brett Talley, who Donald Trump nominated to serve on a federal trial court in Alabama, is a 36-year-old author of Lovecraftian horror novels who’s held a number of political jobs, including a rapid response position on Gov. Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign and a speechwriter job with Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH). He’s also spent a handful of […]
“Crisis pregnancy centers” are anti-abortion organizations that often masquerade as reproductive health clinics in order to lure pregnant people away from clinics that will provide them with abortion care. As the California legislature determined in a law intended to prevent these centers from deceiving people, “CPCs ‘pose as full-service women’s health clinics, but aim to […]
For the first time in three years, global carbon dioxide emissions are back on the rise, illustrating that while the world has taken some crucial steps to curb greenhouse gas emissions, the work is far from over. According to figures released on Monday by the Global Carbon Project during this year’s United Nations Framework Convention […]
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said he believes the allegations that Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore, who is running to replace Luther Strange (R-AL), sexually abused underage women as young as 14, which came to light last week in a bombshell Washington Post report. In the report published last Thursday, multiple women alleged Moore […]
A Minnesota state lawmaker is under fire for a tweet and subsequent apology that both personally attack a newly minted member of the Minneapolis City Council for being transgender. Tuesday night, Andrea Jenkins became the first trans woman of color elected to a city’s governing body, winning a seat on the Minneapolis City Council. State […]
President Trump will nominate former pharmaceutical executive Alex Azar as his Health and Human Services secretary, the president tweeted Monday morning. “Happy to announce, I am nominating Alex Azar to be the next HHS Secretary,” Trump tweeted. “He will be a star for better healthcare and lower drug prices!” Happy to announce, I am nominating […]
Comments from Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte comparing journalists to “spies” drew laughter from President Trump after a reporter asked about human rights in the Philippines. During a press conference in Manila before the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit, Trump lauded his rapport with Duterte, a strongman whose violent anti-drug crackdown crackdown has sparked international […]
Going into Veterans Day weekend, over 20,000 people on social media had stated their intention to boycott NFL games because of the ongoing player protests of police brutality and systemic racism during the national anthem. “We will be not be watching or listening to NFL games on November 12th in solidarity with veterans around the […]
This is the third in a series of profiles examining leaders of what is often called the Religious Left, detailing their origins, beliefs, and tactics. Find the first two here. When Rev. Traci Blackmon took the stage in mid-October at the Prophetic Resistance Summit in Indianapolis, Indiana, she was technically slated to give a “keynote […]
All it took to spark one of the most progressive climate policies in the entire country was a few hundred feet of proposed pipe meant to stretch from the banks of the Columbia River to a floating dock near Portland, Oregon. Through that short stretch of pipe, Pembina Pipeline Corporation — a Canadian energy company […]
